A Man Married His Rice Cooker Hoax
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A Man Married His Rice Cooker Hoax refers to news about a man named Khoirul Anam who was married to his rice cooker, then got divorced four days later. Anam later confessed that his fake marriage was only a publicity stunt for entertainment purposes after many media outlets reported on the story.
Origin
On September 20th, 2021, Facebook[1] user Khoirul Anam uploaded photos of himself marrying a rice cooker. The post, which included several photos including him kissing the rice cooker and faking a marriage ceremony with a witness present, received more than 8,400 reactions and 10,000 shares in one month (shown below).
On September 24th, 2021, the same Facebook[2] user uploaded screenshot of a headline that said "4 Hari Menikah Dengan Magic Jar, Khoirul Anam Memutuskan Bercerai" (English translation: 4 days after his marriage to rice cooker, Khoirul Anam decided to divorce). The post received more than 4,600 reactions and 852 shares in one month (shown below).
Spread
On October 4th, 2021, the Facebook[8] user Khoirul Anam uploaded screenshots of different media outlets that published articles about his marriage with the rice cooker, captioning the post "setidaknya bisa menghibur" (English translation: at least it can entertain people). The post received more than 3,300 reactions and 166 shares (shown below).
![Khoirul Anam 4 Oktober pukul 18.32 · O setidaknya bisa menghibur NEWS LIVE TV TODAY APP MAGAZINE Engisn K রাজনীতি| দেশজুড়ে। আন্তর্জাতিক| খেলা| বি News / Trending News/ NEWS ঢাকা শুক্রবার, ০১ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৬ আশ্বিন ১৪২৮ Indonesian man marries rice cooker, divorces it 4 days later. Bizarre story is viral আন্তর্জাতিক রাইস কুকারের সঙ্গে যুবকের বিয়ে, চারদিন পর ডিভাের্স On Facebook, the Indonesian man shared pictures from his wedding with the rice cooker and no prizes for guessing that the post has gone viral on social প্রকাশ : ০১ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৯:২৭ media. আন্তর্জাতিক ডেস্ক, আরটিভি নিউজ Raya Ghosh New Delhi October 1, 2021 UPDATED: October 1, 2021 17:04 IST f < yahoo!newS ENTERTAEN NEXTSHARK Home All news Contact us RSS English Indonesian man went viral after he marries his Indonesian man marries his rice philnews - 4 days ago cooker, divorces it days later Man Marries Rice Cooker, rice cooker Ryan General Otooer 22021 1244 am Says He's Living Best Life +13 JACN KUAN Man Goes Vral After He Marries Rice Cooker #38, Signs Documents MAN MARRIES RICE COOKER- In marriage, most say Till Death Do Us Purt, but what happens when your partner could live forever? (as in it s an inanimate object) An Indonesian man went viral on nocial media after marrying his rice cooker. As much [] The post Man Marries Rice Cooker, Says Hes Living Best Life appeared first on Philippine News 3,3 rb 370 Komentar 166 Kali dibagikan](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/217/903/722.jpg "At least it can entertain people")
This only helped increase the visibility of the post, and on October 5th, 2021, the Facebook[3] page of the Russian news source RT uploaded a post about the man who married his rice cooker. The post received more than 4,100 reactions and 1,600 shares in two days (shown below).
Starting that day, several Indonesian and International media outlets such as Pikiran Rakyat[4], India Today[5], Daily Pakistan[6], as well as Newshub[7] wrote articles and posted about the marriage (shown below).
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Facebook – Khoirul Anam
[2] Facebook – Khoirul Anam
[4] Pikiran Rakyat – 'Nikahi' Rice Cooker, Pria asal Indonesia 'Ceraikan' Istrinya karena Tak Bisa Masak selain Nasi
[5] India Today – Indonesian man marries rice cooker, divorces it 4 days later. Bizarre story is viral
[6] Daily Pakistan – Man marries rice cooker, divorces ‘steamy’ partner four days later
[7] Newshub – Indonesian man divorces a rice cooker, mere days after bizarre wedding goes viral
[8] Facebook – Khoirul Anam
![Khoirul Anam 4 Oktober pukul 18.32 · O setidaknya bisa menghibur NEWS LIVE TV TODAY APP MAGAZINE Engisn K রাজনীতি| দেশজুড়ে। আন্তর্জাতিক| খেলা| বি News / Trending News/ NEWS ঢাকা শুক্রবার, ০১ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৬ আশ্বিন ১৪২৮ Indonesian man marries rice cooker, divorces it 4 days later. Bizarre story is viral আন্তর্জাতিক রাইস কুকারের সঙ্গে যুবকের বিয়ে, চারদিন পর ডিভাের্স On Facebook, the Indonesian man shared pictures from his wedding with the rice cooker and no prizes for guessing that the post has gone viral on social প্রকাশ : ০১ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৯:২৭ media. আন্তর্জাতিক ডেস্ক, আরটিভি নিউজ Raya Ghosh New Delhi October 1, 2021 UPDATED: October 1, 2021 17:04 IST f < yahoo!newS ENTERTAEN NEXTSHARK Home All news Contact us RSS English Indonesian man went viral after he marries his Indonesian man marries his rice philnews - 4 days ago cooker, divorces it days later Man Marries Rice Cooker, rice cooker Ryan General Otooer 22021 1244 am Says He's Living Best Life +13 JACN KUAN Man Goes Vral After He Marries Rice Cooker #38, Signs Documents MAN MARRIES RICE COOKER- In marriage, most say Till Death Do Us Purt, but what happens when your partner could live forever? (as in it s an inanimate object) An Indonesian man went viral on nocial media after marrying his rice cooker. As much [] The post Man Marries Rice Cooker, Says Hes Living Best Life appeared first on Philippine News 3,3 rb 370 Komentar 166 Kali dibagikan](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/217/903/722.jpg "At least it can entertain people")
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